Portrait of Junzaburō Ban

Acting

Junzaburō Ban

Career

Active from 1953 to 1982, busiest in 1954 and 1958 with 5 main titles each.

Leading roles
35
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score67/100
Highest rated
Poster for Dodes'ka-den
Dodes'ka-den
GoodWatch score73/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 8 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 5.3 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.1 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.2 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.2 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.0 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Junzaburō Ban Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    1.7, average 5.4
  • Pop Culture
    0.3, average 2.2
  • Wholesome
    1.8, average 3.4
  • Situational Comedy
    1.3, average 2.7

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Japanese Cinema 4
  • Social Commentary 3
  • Crime Thriller 3
  • Traditional Japanese Culture 2
  • 1970s Japan 2
  • Political Intrigue 2
  • Yakuza Film 2
  • Yakuza 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

72
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

Upcoming

1 title
The Foster Mother
The Foster Mother

as Kondo

1980s

4 titles · average score 65
The Old Bear Hunter
The Old Bear Hunter (1982)

as Police Officer

Eijanaika
Eijanaika (1981)
GoodWatch score 65

as Toramatsu

Himawari no Uta
Himawari no Uta (1981)

TV show

Sabu to Ichi Dorimono Hikae
Sabu to Ichi Dorimono Hikae (1981)

TV show

1970s

12 titles · average score 67
The Phoenix
The Phoenix (1978)
GoodWatch score 60

as Exorcist

Queen Bee
Queen Bee (1978)
GoodWatch score 69

as Police Yamamoto

Ghost Coast
Ghost Coast (1978)

as Tatsumi

Crocodile, Parrot and Fur Seal
Crocodile, Parrot and Fur Seal (1977)

as Undertaker

Ichibanboshi
Ichibanboshi (1977)

TV show · as 父・英三郎

Terauchi Kantarō Ikka
Terauchi Kantarō Ikka (1974)

TV show

The Black Battlefront Kidnappers
The Black Battlefront Kidnappers (1973)

as Chôtarô Funaki

Wandering Ginza Butterfly: She-Cat Gambler
Wandering Ginza Butterfly: She-Cat Gambler (1972)
GoodWatch score 71

as Senzō Asai

Delinquent Girl Boss: Worthless to Confess
Delinquent Girl Boss: Worthless to Confess (1971)
GoodWatch score 64

as Muraki, car shop owner

Kaoyaku
Kaoyaku (1971)

as Akamatsu

Live and Learn
Live and Learn (1971)

as Officer Sakashita

Dodes'ka-den
Dodes'ka-den (1970)
GoodWatch score 73

as Yukichi Shima

1960s

28 titles · average score 74
Blue in Isezaki
Blue in Isezaki (1968)

as Ôkura

School for Thieves
School for Thieves (1968)

as Det. Fukuda

Song of Love
Song of Love (1967)

as Senzô Kamei

A Comedy in Front of the Station: Manga
A Comedy in Front of the Station: Manga (1966)

as Banno Magosaku

3 Raccoon Dogs
3 Raccoon Dogs (1966)

as Jiihei Murasaki

A Comedy in Front of the Station: University
A Comedy in Front of the Station: University (1965)

as Banno Magosaku

A Fugitive from the Past
A Fugitive from the Past (1965)
GoodWatch score 82

as Yumisaka

Escape from Hell
Escape from Hell (1963)

as Chojiro

A Comedy in Front of the Station: Chinese Restaurant
A Comedy in Front of the Station: Chinese Restaurant (1962)

as Go

A Comedy in Front of the Station: Lunchbox
A Comedy in Front of the Station: Lunchbox (1961)

as Magosaku

An Urban Affair
An Urban Affair (1961)

as Magosaku Gonda

The Sun's Burial
The Sun's Burial (1960)
GoodWatch score 65

as Yotsematsu

1950s

27 titles
Farewell to Spring
Farewell to Spring (1959)

as Yûkichi Momozawa

Pineapple Butai
Pineapple Butai (1959)

as Uncle Masagoro

Firefly Light
Firefly Light (1958)

as Isuke

The Hotelman's Holiday
The Hotelman's Holiday (1958)

as Takasawa

Botchan
Botchan (1958)

as Principal Tanuki

Denshichi Torimonocho: Female Fox Palanquin
Denshichi Torimonocho: Female Fox Palanquin (1956)

as 獅子っ鼻の竹

The Bride and the Treasure
The Bride and the Treasure (1956)

as 獅子ッ鼻の竹

Denshichi Torimonocho: Vampire Spider
Denshichi Torimonocho: Vampire Spider (1955)

as 獅子っ鼻の竹

Every Wife Cannot Stand Still
Every Wife Cannot Stand Still (1955)

as President Ichimura

Road to Hawaii
Road to Hawaii (1954)

as Handa

Quick Change Tanuki Palace
Quick Change Tanuki Palace (1954)

as Romanov

Tokyo Profile
Tokyo Profile (1953)

as Fortuneteller